Proverbial Wisdom
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
247.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Paradise Lost, Bk I, line 648
248.
Philosophy will clip an Angel’s wings,
Conquer all mysteries by rule and line,
Empty the haunted air, the gnomèd mine —
Unweave a rainbow.
Lamia, II
249. A prophet hath no honour in his own country.
John 4:44
250. His heart runs away with his head.
Who Wants a Guinea? (Heartly), Act I, Scene I
251. Second thoughts are best.
252. One to-day is worth two to-morrows.
Poor Richard’s Almanac